Sauron the Eye - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elassar 516 · 02-04-2004, 08:26 PM

I know the quote, Armetiel, I believe it's after Frodo says somthing about Isildur cutting the ring from Saurons hand and then Gollum says somthing to the affect of "Only nine fingers he has on the black hands, but they are enough". I always thought it was a contradiction as it is the only time after Isildur cut the ring that Sauron is discribed as anything other than just a big scary eye wreathed in flame. Of course the counter argument is that without any fingers (or toes!) Sauron wouldn't be able to use the ring. The only solution I can come up with is that Tolkien either over looked this or never got around to explaining it (that I'm aware of), As far as I'm concerned it goes into the same catagory as the whole "why didn't frodo take the eagles to Mordor". Also, I have never liked the way PJ did the Eye of Sauron, there is just somthing about it being <I>on top</I> of the tower, besides, how would he use the Palantir? and what happens if he gets a piece of volcanic ash in his eye?

02-04-2004, 08:26 PM	#8
Elassar 516 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sailing into the West...I wish Posts: 58	I know the quote, Armetiel, I believe it's after Frodo says somthing about Isildur cutting the ring from Saurons hand and then Gollum says somthing to the affect of "Only nine fingers he has on the black hands, but they are enough". I always thought it was a contradiction as it is the only time after Isildur cut the ring that Sauron is discribed as anything other than just a big scary eye wreathed in flame. Of course the counter argument is that without any fingers (or toes!) Sauron wouldn't be able to use the ring. The only solution I can come up with is that Tolkien either over looked this or never got around to explaining it (that I'm aware of), As far as I'm concerned it goes into the same catagory as the whole "why didn't frodo take the eagles to Mordor". Also, I have never liked the way PJ did the Eye of Sauron, there is just somthing about it being <I>on top</I> of the tower, besides, how would he use the Palantir? and what happens if he gets a piece of volcanic ash in his eye?